A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Land Trust/Municipal Partnerships for Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Land trust works cooperatively with local planning boards to accept title to designated open spaces and manage them for their natural resources and public access.
Website:: www.gwrlt.org
Contact:: Susan Lamb
Director of Development
Great Works Regional Land Trust
(207) 646-3604
susanlamb@gwrlt.org

Project Name:: Preservation of Escobar's Highland Farm, one of last dairy farms in Rhode Island
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: ALT raised $3 million to secure a 75-acre conservation agreement to protect Escobor's farm on Aquidneck Island. Critical partners: USDA-NRCS, State of Rhode Island, & Town of Portsmouth.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401-849-2799 x12
tclement@ailt.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: A nationally recognized program for its efforts to restore, enhance and protect the environment and foster responsible economic growth.
Website:: www.nceep.net
Contact:: Bill Gilmore
Director
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
919-715-1412
bill.gilmore@ncmail.net

Project Name:: Tara Wildlife
Location:: Southeastern: Mississippi
Summary:: Tara Wildlife, steward of 17,000 acres of Mississippi River bottomland hardwoods, shares its management philosophy of sustainable natural resources with the public.
Website:: www.tarawildlife.com
Contact:: Gilbert Rose
Executive Director
Purvis Grange Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Tara Wildlife. A 501(c)3 Organization
(601)279-4261
gilbert@tarawildlife.com

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Mechanized Thinning Trial of Upland Hardwood Forests
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: A thinning trial was conducted on a site typical of overstocked, saw log-sized, upland hardwood stands on steep (30%), stony terrain in the Ozarks.
Website:: www.eofc.org
Contact:: Peter Becker
Research Coordinator
Eastern Ozarks Forestry Council
573-689-2121
wongbeck@yahoo.com

Project Name:: Detroit River Conservation Partnerships
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: A community comes together to address heavily polluted river corridors, while restoring wildlife habitat and preserving recreational uses.
Contact:: John Hartig
Refuge Manager
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
734-692-7608
John_Hartig@fws.gov

Project Name:: Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Established in 1999, this Partnership protects river birds, prevents or resolves bird-industry conflicts, and educates and involves local communities.
Website:: www.ternandplover.unl.edu
Contact:: Renae Held
Program Coordinator
Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership
402-472-8878
rheld3@unl.edu

Project Name:: Measuring Conservation Practices
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: A GIS-based model was developed to determine the effects of best management practices for agricultural lands on erosion and sedimentation rates.
Website:: www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:: Steve Davis
NRCS Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
419-222-0614 x 108
steve.davis@oh.usda.gov

Project Name:: Healthy Kids Healthy Forests Partnership (A Get Fit With US Campaign Program)
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Partners within the Bitterroot Valley of Montana are working to promote healthy lifestyles by engaging young people in the natural world through public land learning and stewardship activities.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r1/bitterroot/
Contact:: Julie Schreck
Healthy Kids Healthy Forests Coordinator
USDA Forest Service, Bitteroot National Forest
(406) 375-2606
jschreck@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Preservation of Sleepy Hollow Ravine
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: How many corporate campuses boast 780,000 sq. ft. of office space & a 75-foot deep glacier-age ravine? $800,000 in funding was raised from City of Elgin, Kane County & Grand Victoria Foundation.
Website:: www.fvlf.org/conserv.html
Contact:: Marianne Nelson
Executive Director
Fox Valley Land Foundation
847-888-1897
fvlf@sbcglobal.net

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Sonoran Pronghorn Captive Breeding Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A cooperative captive breeding program was established in Arizona to halt the decline of the endangered Sonoran Pronghorn and to seed new populations of the species in the state.
Contact:: Mr. John Hervert
Wildlife Biologist
Arizona Department of Game and Fish
928-342-0091
jhervert@gf.state.az.us

Project Name:: Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Disparate and previously conflicted interests collaborated to develop a watershed-wide plan to promote ecological health, leading to the creation of the Las Cienegas National Recreation Area.
Website:: www.sonoran.org/programs/si_sdep_sonoita.html
Contact:: Jeff Williamson
CEO/President
Arizona Zoological Society, Phoenix Zoo
602-914-4325
jwilliamson@thephxzoo.com

Project Name:: Cooperative Conservation in Louisiana
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: Partnership seeks to restore thousands of acres of black bear, waterfowl and songbird habitat throughout Louisiana’s “hardwood rain forest”.
Website:: www.bbcc.org and www.la.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:: Donald W. Gohmert
State Conservationist
NRCS
318-473-7751
don.gohmert@la.usda.gov

Project Name:: New Mexico Rails to Trails Association
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Partnership to turn over twenty-five miles of abandoned railroad grades into multi-use recreational trails, including some with handicap access.
Contact:: Tom Springer
President
New Mexico Rails to Trails Association, Inc
505-682-3040
tombarb@lookingglass.net

Far West

Project Name:: Fox Creek Riparian Zone Restoration
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Installation of seven miles of fencing and 4,000 cuttings was completed in September, 2003. With the help of six partners, Fox Creek is now protected from trespass cattle and in restoration.
Website:: foxcreek.7glt.org
Contact:: Marshall McComb
Land Steward
Fox Creek Farm
(541) 675-8876
FoxCreek@(nospam)7GLT.org

Project Name:: Hells Canyon Initiative
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Following a dramatic, disease-caused, die-off, NGO, tribal, state, and federal partners worked cooperatively to restore wild sheep to Hells Canyon.
Contact:: Raymond Lee
President
Foundation for North American Wild Sheep
(307) 527-6261
rlee@fnaws.org

Project Name:: Endangered Species Act Assurances for Private Landowners
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Private landowners with approved NRCS-RMS conservation plans are able to use their lands for work and conservation with a minimum of red tape.
Website:: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/OR/Biology/T&E/Tri-County%20Consultation/
Contact:: Ron Graves
District Manager
Wasco Soil and Water Conservation District
541-296-6178 x114
Ron.Graves@or.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Business Alliance for Sustainable Energy
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A joint project of 3EStrategies and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. The goal is to create and expand sustainable energy projects and firms in Central Oregon.
Website:: www.3estrategies.org
Contact:: Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org

Project Name:: Codornices Creek Salmonid Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: This project will form a consensus-based watershed council for the Codornices Watershed to coordinate restoration and monitoring activities regarding the stream's steelhead population.
Website:: www.urbancreeks.org
Contact:: Emma B.L. Gutzler
Restoration Coordinator
Urban Creeks Council
510.540.6669
ucc_staff@urbancreeks.org

Project Name:: Puget Sound & Coastal WA Hatchery Reform Project
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: A science-based reform of the world’s largest salmon hatchery system to: 1) help to conserve naturally spawning salmon and steelhead populations; and 2) support sustainable fisheries.
Website:: www.hatcheryreform.org
Contact:: Michael Kern
Project Director
Long Live the Kings
206-382-9555 x 25
mkern@lltk.org

Current Conservation Programs